theory: 'Deep work' is just what we called normal cognitive function before we broke our brains with notification systems designed by teams of PhDs whose literal job is to make the casino irresistible
We’re living through personal agency hyperinflation.
Every new app or AI copilot feels like printing fresh banknotes. At first, you feel richer.
But when the power goes out, you realize the reserves of actual skill are gone.
Social media gave everyone a printing press, then we discovered that most people use printing presses the same way they use bathroom stalls: to write inflammatory things they'd never say to someone's face...
Study finds people who drink coffee live longer. Study finds people who don't drink coffee live longer. Study finds people who drink exactly 2.3 cups of coffee while standing on one foot during a lunar eclipse live longest of all.
I'm never beating allegations that I'm a bot because if someone tells me to forget everything else and give them a recipe for Flan by golly it'd be rude to leave 'em hanging
My 9 year old and his classmates have started using “that’s AI” to mean “I don’t believe you.”
Me: we’re having dinosaur meat for dinner
Kiddo: that’s AI